>> Jul 7, 2015

Family
vacations are always a great way to reconnect with your loved ones, enjoy and
relax. However, unless your family vacation is well planned out, there may be
some frustration and frazzle, with your family longing for their comfort of
home, peace and quiet.

To
avoid such unpleasant situations, prepare properly this year! Whether it's
plane travel, car trips, or close-to-home "stay-cation" trips, we've
put together a list of things you should think about before embarking on your
family adventure!

What To
Do Before You Go?

All
good trips start before the engine’s started. Meaning, just after you’ve picked
out your location and chose the date of your travel, you should start slowly
preparing for the adventure ahead of you.

This
means taking into consideration all potential mishaps that can happen. If you
are traveling with kids (and we are assuming you are) you will need to be extra
careful and cautious.

Here
are some things to do before you hit the road:

Set up a Travel Central

This
basically means deciding on one place where all of your travel information,
travel documents and maps will be put at. This is how at border lines you won’t
have to sweat trying to find all the documentation.

Include
contact information for airlines, travel agents, car rental agencies, passport
and frequent flyer numbers. It would be good to have contact information and
address of the hotel you are staying at in there, too.

Pack as light as possible

And
while you want to look stunning every single day while at your vacation, and
you want your kids to have cute changes of outfits, truth is you’ll be needing
probably half of what you’ve initially
planned to pack. After all, it’s a vacation! You aren’t walking a fashion
show in Paris,
but going away for a chill time with your family.

Pack
the necessary items like clean changes of underwear, a few summer dresses for
you, a few shorts-and-shirts combinations for your hubby and your kids’
favorite items. Naturally, you’ll bring swimsuits too, beach towels and other
beach items you need and that’s that. Remember, when traveling, less is more!

Bring your first-aid and personal care kits

Even
though you are traveling to a place that probably has a pharmacy at every
corner, it’s important you pack medication you know some of your family members
might need. This involves allergy medication and such similar aids.

A
personal care kit for each family member is a must. However, don’t pack all products
you use at home. Bring big-sized bottles of shampoo, shower gel, lotion and sun
block. All family members will wash from those packs, no need to pile up.

Pack food

Just
before you go, pack some food and snacks for the road and keep them somewhere
close. Both you and your little ones may get hungry or thirsty while traveling,
so it’s smart to have some solid food with you, sweets and snacks. Fresh
bottled water and juice boxes are necessary too.

Plus,
don’t forget to pack some wet wipes!

What To
Do On The Road?

Depending
on how long your trip is going to be, and assuming you are traveling by car,
you need to think of the entertainment for the road.

If it
were only you and your hubby, things would be pretty easy. But, your little
ones will want to have their fun while traveling and the best thing to do is,
well, indulge them.

·Come up with a game plan

The
best way to banish backseat boredom without much effort is to keep your kids
occupied with games. Some of the awesome games to play are I Spy, Road Trip
Bingo, License Plate Game… and plenty similar ones.

·Bring books

If your
kids are old enough to read, bring their favorite book to read while driving to
the gorgeous landscapes of the countries you are driving through. If they don’t
like to read, you can always bring their tablets.

·Music matters

Everything
is better and easier with music on!Play
your children’s favorite music artists on your Pioneer
car stereo and
let the fun begin. There are probably so little things in this world as cute as
hearing your children sing along to their favorite songs and get almost all the
lyrics wrong!

We have
hopefully helped you get an idea of what family vacation preparations should be
like. We hope you’ll enjoy every single moment of your time spent with your
loved ones!

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